uncontested

Example Sentences

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Lakers coach JJ Redick was forced to call a timeout after Oso Ighodaro rolled in for an uncontested dunk, putting the Lakers down 96-86 with 7:43 seconds left.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Since the beginning of the republic, it has been uncontested that in order to invade someone’s home, you need to have a warrant that was considered, and signed off on, by a judicial officer.

From Salon • Jan. 23, 2026

Wood's injury sucked the intensity out of the day, as the Lions were bowled out for 382 on a slow, low surface after an uncontested toss at Lilac Hill.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

This is an indignity for a party that has governed Japan more or less uncontested for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

At the time the new rules were adopted, the law governing civil forfeiture was so heavily weighted in favor of the government that fully 80 percent of forfeitures went uncontested.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander